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Contracting Office Id

This field contains the contracting office identifier reported on the award record. It is a coded value that identifies the specific office responsible for the contracting action, not a narrative description.

Family: Award
Category: Purchaser Information
Data Type: identifier_or_code
Semantic Type: identifier
Mapping: flattened_fpds_xml_field
AI Confidence: high

Variable Overview

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeID
Title
Contracting Office Id
FPDS Path
award/purchaserInformation/contractingOfficeID
Description
This field contains the contracting office identifier reported on the award record. It is a coded value that identifies the specific office responsible for the contracting action, not a narrative description.
Business Meaning
It allows analysts to attribute awards to the responsible contracting office for workload, spend, and compliance analysis. The value is useful for grouping actions by office, comparing office-level award activity, and linking FPDS records to organizational hierarchies or office reference tables.
Example Value
00022
Observed Non-Null Count
111,508,191

FPDS Compare

FPDS Query Variable
content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeID
FPDS XML Path
award/purchaserInformation/contractingOfficeID
Mapping Type
flattened_fpds_xml_field
Comparison Summary
FPDS Query flattens the original nested FPDS XML path 'award/purchaserInformation/contractingOfficeID' into the SQL-ready variable 'content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeID'.

Use Cases

  • Dictionary lookup and field explanation
  • SQL filtering and grouping
  • Analytical reporting and reusable query building

Common Usage

  • office-level award counts
  • spend by contracting office
  • joining to organizational reference tables

Common Mistakes

  • trimming leading zeros before joins
  • assuming the code alone is a human-readable office name

Query Guidance

Use exact-match filtering and grouping on the full code value, typically as a string. When joining to reference data, keep formatting consistent with the source system and include leading zeros; do not cast to numeric unless you are certain no leading zeros or nonnumeric characters exist.

SQL Examples

Preview values

SELECT
    content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeID AS contracting_office_id
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeID IS NOT NULL
LIMIT 25

Top values

SELECT
    content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeID AS value,
    count() AS record_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeID IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY value
ORDER BY record_count DESC
LIMIT 25

Each dictionary item includes SQL-ready examples generated alongside the variable metadata, allowing immediate use in FPDS Query for filtering, aggregation, and analysis.